Gaetano Esposito

Born November 17, 1858 in Salerno, who committed suicide in Sala Consilina April 7, 1911. Attracted by immense love for the sea, he translated the various aspects in a form of personal art. Disciple of Gaetano D’Agostino, then attended the Academy of Naples pupil of Morelli and was assiduous in night school Stanislaus list.

Not limited to the reproduction of the landscape, but treated with equal skill, if not with the same impetus, even portraits, genre painting and the composition. Works: “Nude” and a “Sketch of Christ”, which concurred with the national award, winning, “Christ in the midst of the children”, exhibited in Turin in 1880 and now preserved at the Academy of Naples, “The Hill Posillipo view of Villa Lucia “;” Palazzo donn ‘Anna in Posillipo “, considered the most representative and his work which he executed several copies, one of which is preserved in the Galleria d’Arte Moderna in Rome,” The role of bride, “” Christ shown to the people “(comp),” in the church, “” temptation, “” Waiting painful, “” the Gypsies, “” the Picture of Sosio “” The cave of the palace donn’Anna “; “Our Lady of Work,” “a daughter of the blame,” “a whole kitchen smoke” and “sad presentiment”, exhibited in Naples in 1877, “From Posillipo”, exhibited in Rome in 1883 and Turin in 1884, “First heartbeats “” Wait, “” type Neapolitan, “” Brillo “and” nice talk “, well exposed in Turin in 1894. Portraits: the “Father” of the “comm. Libertini” s’ “engraver Pisante” of “Antonio Curri.”